Flip?Lois PaulCarol Liss

Timberlane Regional Middle School

Digital Story Telling

When students create a movie or interactive slide show to tell their story, learning becomes personal. Students can improve their writing, show creativity, and have a voice.

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• It's small size makes it easy to handle.

• It can record up to 60-120 minutes of video.

• Its a good way to let children try to explore their creativity and create videos for assessment.

Why Use a Flip Type camera  in the Classroom

And more reasons…..

• It's easy for Students to use! • It's an easy gadget for the technologically challenged.

•Videos can be easily uploaded to SchoolTube, YouTube, or Teacher Tube.

• It's a way to capture the here and now

Here are some ways Students have shared their videos.

Let’s meet the FlipFrom the front

Let’s meet the FlipFrom the back

How you can use the Flip in your classroom?

Let’s Discuss

• Graphic organizers such as a series of illustrations or images

• Displayed in sequence for the purpose of pre-visualizing a motion picture, etc

(definition from Wikipedia.com)

Some students need a storyboard to help set up the

video sequence

Storyboards

Some suggestions:• Stand within 4 feet so you get good

quality video and audio.•Have a supply of rechargeable batteries and a good recharger.

• It is much easier if students create videos in one take, as dealing with several files from several groups can get confusing and messy.

•All files should be saved on the computer and then deleted on the camera.

15 minutes for the storyboard15 minutes to film (need time for retakes)

10 minutes to upload video/create

movie1-3 minutes to share

Time line for one class period

Thoughts?Questions?Comments?

Let’s Play!!

Can you:1.Locate batteries ; take off the cover and

replace it2.Turn the Flip on3.Record something zooming in and out4.Play back what you just recorded5.Delete the video6.Locate open and close the USB arm or the

plug in for the USB cord

Introduce yourself, Tell us where you teach and what you teach

In your group, each member will take a 20

second video of someone in the group

1. plug in flip or use memory card to upload your video into your laptop. (for those that have one)

Choose the DCIM folder NOT THE FLIP FOLDER

open folder to save the video to your filesClose it and open Windows Movie Maker

Upload your video to Movie Maker

Import your video file to moviemakerPlay with the Movie maker setting

When you are finished , you must save as a project and then save as a movie….wmv

When you are done, put your video on our usb drive to share with the group

Time to play with Movie Maker